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Letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] du Fay to the Duke of Richmond [Charles Lennox], dated at Paris

Reference number: EL/F2/20

Date: 27 December 1733

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Experiments to determine the nature of electricity

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EL/F2/20
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27 December 1733
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay

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Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay, Letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] du Fay to the Duke of Richmond [Charles Lennox], dated at Paris, 27 December 1733, EL/F2/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_f2_20/letter-from-charles-francois-de-cisternay-du-fay-to-the-duke-of-richmond-charles-lennox-dated-at-paris, accessed on 02 December 2024

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